Garment hanger



Dec. 4, 1928.

. s. A. SCHNEIDER GARMENT HANGER Filed April 5, 1928 Patented Dec. 4,1928.

"UNITED STATES SAMUEL A. SCHNEIDER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT 6F COLUHBILGARMENT HANGER.

Application filed April 3,

My invention relates toimprovcments in garment hangers and attachmentstherefor, and more particularly has reference to combination garmenthangers for supporting a pair of trousers and a coat or a skirt and aladys-coat or jacket.

There'is at present employed to quite an extent among cleaners andpressers a type of garment hanger which is made of a single 10 piece ofwire so shaped as to support a coat on one portion and provided with atransverse portion for the support of a pair of trousers or a skirt, thegarment being folded over the transverse portion. Such hangers arerelatively inexpensive and it is the prac tice among cleaners andpressers to deliver clothes on the same to their customers aftercompletion of the work and to permit the customer to retain the hangerupon which his clothes are delivered. This type of hanger, however, hasthe objection that the portions thereof which support the clothes arequite thin and consequently tend to crease -or mar the garments hungthereon, especially the trousers which are folded over the transverseportion of the hanger and the line on which the trousers are foldedcarryingthe .entire weight of the garment. Also the thin portions of thehanger do not provide a sufliciently wide support for the shoulders of acoat with the result that a garment hung thereon soon gets out of shapeand there is a tendency for the same to become creased by the thin Wiresupports. This is particularly true where a suit of clothes is supportedon such a hanger by the cleaner or presser for a considerable timebefore it is called for or delivered to the customer or where thecustomer permits his clothes to remain on such hanger for a considerabletime.

Attachments in the nature of shields have been suggested for the trousersupporting portion of hangers of the kind mentioned but such attachmentshave the objections that they do not provide a proper support for theentire garment, are not of proper shape to prevent the garment frombecoming creased or marred and losing its shape, and are only loosely orfreely held on the hanger with the result that the attachment or shieldtends to assume an improper and ineffective position during themanipulation of removing and placing the clothes thereon.

It is there-fore an object of my inventlon to provide in a garmenthanger certain at- 1928/ Serial No. 267,032.

tachments which will at all times support an entire suit of clothes in;such a manner as to eliminate creasing or marring of the same I and toretain the shape.

A further object of my invention resides in the revision of the commontype of wire hanger so as to provide the same with means for holdingcrease-preventing or shape-retaming attachments in fixed position uponthe hanger thereby eliminating all possibility of the attachmentsassuming an improper position which would tend to Wrinkle the clothes.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision ofcrease-preventing and shape-retaining attachments for garment hangerswhich are held on the hanger in such a manner as to prevent bothlongitudinal and rotary movement of the same during the placing ofclothes thereon and the removal of clothes therefrom.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of means forhanging an additional pair of trousers from a garment support by itssuspender buttons, said means forming a connection for acrease-preventing trousers attachment to the garment support for asecond pair of trousers.

Another object of myinvention resides in the provision of a garmenthanger of the nature indicated which is simple in construction,inexpensive in manufacture, eflicient, serviceable, and capable of readyassemblage.

Briefly stated, the invention consists in forming a downwardly extendingloop in each section of the bowed portion of theordinary wire garmenthanger and one or more (preferably two) such loops in the transversetrousers supporting portion. For the support of the trousers, acylindrical shield of sheet material such as cardboard is formed from arectangular strip of the sheet material, suitable openings oeingprovided in the shield for reception of the downwardly extending loopsin the transverse portion. of the hanger. Similarly a. conically shapedshield garments in their desired for each loop of the bowed portion ofthe 1 hanger is formed from sheet material and. the same provided withopenings for receiving the loops. These conical shields are preferablyserrated at their lower ends in a manner and for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.

For a more detailed understanding of my invention, reference will be hadto the accompanying drawin showing a preferred form of my im rovegarment han er; but it is to be express y understood that t e inventionis by no means limited thereto, the :showing being for illustrativepurposes only.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts inthe difierent views: r

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a complete garment hanger constructed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the hanger minus the attachments;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the sheet material froan which the trouserssupport shield is ma e;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the sheet material from which t e conicalshields are made;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modified form of loop;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the'modifiedloop shown in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a view of still another modified form of loop.

Referring more particularly to the amt.

arment hanger formed ing, there is shown a from a single piece 0 zontaltrouser supporting bar 10 and the bowed coat supporting sections 11, theends of the wire being twisted together as shown at 13 and one endformed into a hook 14.

This much of the hanger is of conventional construction. In my improvedhanger, each of the sections 11 is provided with one or more inwardlyextending loops15, formed as shown in the drawing and looping the wirehanger at the roper points. Similar loops 16 and 17 are ormed in thehorizontal portion 10 .of the hanger. It will of coursebe understoodthat only a single loop may be provided at approximately mid-point inthe bar 10 or more may be provided, if desired. Likewise more than oneloop may be formed 'in each section 11 but one will serve the purposeadequately. The 100 s 15-15, 16, and 17 need not necessarily e twistedas shown in Fig. 2 but may take the form of a U-shaped bend 18 in thewire hanger as shown in Fig. 7.

In a rectangular strip 19 of sheet material such as cardboard, thinsheet metal, or any other material capable of being rolled, there areformed oppositely disposed slits or openings 20-21 and 2223. The strip19 is preferably of a lengthslightly less than that slits 21 and 23 resectively and the loops 16 and 17 are slipped t rough the openings.- Theexposed outer longitudinal edge of the strip tilted thereby wri wirehaving the hori y suitably twisting 19 may, if desired, be'glued orotherwise fastened to the cylinder but this is not essential as theloops 16 and 17 will retain the cylinder in sha e. B the constructionthus far describe it wi 1 be seen that there is provided a well-roundedsurface for the sup ort of a pair of trousers or a skirt which eiminates all possibility of creasing as in the ordinary garmenthangerand which also prevents the trousers from slidin when the hanger is inthe case with the smoot transverse support the garment as is of theordinary wire hanger. Also by virtue' of the arrangement of loops in thebar 10 and slits in the s ie'ld 24, there can be no endwise movement ofthe latter nor can the c lindrical shield revolve about the horizontal10 thereby eliminating any tendency of the arment to work its way ofithe support. urther," once the shield is attached to the hanger itremains fixed thereto, though readbar ily removable, thus requiring nospecial manipulation in placing a garment thereon or removing a garmenttherefrom. Itwill also-be seen that the loops 16 and 17 rovide aconvenient means for hanging an ad itional air of trousers by insertmgthe Suspender uttons into the loops. A skirt may similarly be suspendedfrom the loops 16 and 17 by means of pins or the like. hese loops mayfurther be utilized to prevent a pair of trousers or a skirt fromsliding on the bar 10 when it is desired to dispense with the shield 24and thereby becoming wrinkled when the hanger is tilted. By pinnintogether close to the bar 10 the parts 0 .the trousers or. skirt hangingover the bar 10, the loop 16 or 17 serves as a stop against sliding ofthe garment by abutting against the pin should the hanger be tilted.

The conical shape retaining attachments or shields 25 are formed andassociated with the hanger in a manner somewhat similar to thecylindrical shield 24. Instead of a-rectangular strip of sheet material,however, there is employed a sheet 26 having the shape of a sector-ofanannulus as shown in Fig. 4

and having the parallel rounded edges 27 and 28 and the straightdivergent edges 29 and 30. Corresponding slits or openings 31 and 32 arecut as shown adjacent the edges 29 and 30 respectively and in thepreferred form the mid-portion of the edge 28 is serrated as shown at 33to form flexible finger-like members. From a sheet of cardboard orsimilar material as shown in Fig. 4 the conical shaperetaining elements25 are formed and attached to the hanger by rolling the sheet about thesections 11, bringing the openings, 31 and 32 into registration, andslipping the loops 15 therethrough. There is thus provided on theshoulder supporting portions of the hanger a pair of form retainerswhich by reason of their conical configuration conform to the insideshoulder portions of a coat and retain the coat in proper shape at alltimes. In fact an unpressed coat maybe brought into proper shape bymerely hanging for a sufficient time on the form retainers 25. By virtueof the loops 15 and openings 31 and 32 lengthwise and rotary movement ofthe form retainers is prevented thus at all times assuring their properpositioning with respect to the coat, especially while a coat is beingplaced upon or removed from the hanger. By reference to Fig. 1 it willbe seen that the serrated portion 33 of the form retainer provides arounded surface 34 when the garment is placed thereon, which roundedsurface fits snugly into the joint between the shoulder and sleeve ofthe coat thereby retaining it in proper shape. Inasmuch as the loops 15and openings 31 and 32 insure against rotation of the form retainer, theserrated portion of the latter will always remain at the outer loweredge and will not move to the underside of the section 11.

It-Will be understood that any form of connection which inhibitsrelative lengthwise and rotary movement between the hanger proper andthe shield or form retainers may be employed in substitution for thoseso far described. Still another modified construction is illustrated-inFigs. 5 and 6. According to this modification the loop 35 is bent atright angles to form a horizontal portion 36 which provides a rest orsupport for the shield or form retainer. This construction isparticularly desirable where the overlapping edge of the sheet materialis not glued or otherwise fastened and prevents the same from hangingand Working itself loose.

The shield 24 and form retainers 25, being made preferably fromcardboard sheets 19 and 26 respectively, provide an effective medium forcarrying advertising matter by having the same printed thereon. In thisway the cleaner or presser would find it worth while as a method ofadvertising to distribute the improved hanger and attachments among hiscustomers.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have devised an improvedgarment hanger which retains a suit of clothes in proper shape withoutcreasing or wrinkling and which is simple in construction, inexpensivein manufacture, etlicient, and serviceable in use.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In a garment hanger, the combination with ahorizontal trouser support having downwardly extending loop members, ofa hollow cylindrical shield surrounding said support, and openings insaid shield for reception of said loop members to thereby preventrelative movement of said shield and support.

2. The combination with a garment hanger having bowed sections for thesupport of a coat, of hollow conical sha e-retaining members surroundingsaid sections, the base of said conical members being disposed at thelower portions of said sections, inwardly extending loops integral withsaid sections, and openings in said shape-retaining members for thereception of said loops to thereby prevent relative movement of saidsections and shape-retaining members. I

3. The combination as defined in claim 2 wherein the exposed outerportions of the base of said conical shape-retaining members areserrated to thereby fit snugly into the joint between the shoulder andsleeve portions of a coat.

4. The combination with a garment hanger having bowed sections for thesupport of a coat and a horizontal trouser or skirt support, of hollowconical shape-retaining members surrounding said bowed sections with thebases of said conical members lowermost, a hollow cylindrical shieldsurrounding said horizontal support, and means for attaching saidconical members and said shield to said bowed sections and horizontalsupport respectively,

5. The combination with a garment hanger having bowed sections for thesupport of a coat and a horizontal trouser or skirt support, ofhollowconical shape-retaining members surrounding said bowed sectionswith the bases of said conical members lowermost, a hollow cylindricalshield surrounding said horizontal support, downwardly extending loopsintegral withsaid horizontal support and inwardly extending loopsintegral with said bowed sections, and slits or openings in said conicalmembers and shield for the reception of said inwardly and downwardlyextending loops respectively to thereby prevent movement of said conicalmembers and shield relative to the hanger. v

6. An attachment for the bowed coat supporting section of a wire garmenthanger comprising a hollow conical shape-retaining member adapted tosurround said coat supporting section and having a slit intermediate itsends for the reception of an attaching element on said section.

7. An attachment for the bowed coat supporting section of a Wire garmenthanger comprising a hollow conical shape-retaining member adapted tosurround said coat supporting section and having a slit intermediate itsends for the reception of an attaching element on said section, theportion of the larger base of said conical member opposite said slitbeing serrated.

8. As an article of manufacture adapted to be formed into ashape-retaining attachment for the bowed section of a wire garmenthanger, a sector of an annulus of sheet material adapted to be rolledinto a hollow cone and having oppositely disposed slits adjacent thestraight edges thereof, said slits being so positioned as to be broughtinto re istration' when the sector is rol CODE.

ed into a ollow terial adapted to be rolled into a hollow cone andhaving oppositely disposed slits adjav 10 cent the straight edgesthereof, said slits beingfso positioned as to be brought intoregistration who 11 the sector is rolled into a hollow cone, and thelarger circular edge of said sector being serrated at its mid ortion.

10. As an article of menu acture adapted to be formed into a shield forthe horizontal trouser support of a garment hanger, a rectangular stripof sheet material adapted to be rolled into a hollow cylinder and havingoppositely disposed slits adjacent its longer edges, said slits being sopositioned as to be brought into registration when the strip is rolledinto a hollow cylinder.

SAMUEL A. SCHNEIDER.

